Experience

Daniel F. Cracchiolo Law Library, University of Arizona College of LawTucson, Arizona

• Co-Acting Director, Law Library January to July 2025
• Head of Research, Data, & Instruction August 2022 to present
• Law Library Fellows Program Director July 2022 to present
• Technology & Empirical Services Librarian March 2021 to present
• Research Leadership Institute Fellow 2024 to 2025; Strategic Priorities Faculty Initiative Hire

Courses: Legal Analysis, Writing & Research (co-instructor); Law Practice Technology; Law Practice in the Age of AI & Big Data; independent studies on AI in law; Teaching Legal Research; Innovation for Justice (Medical Debt Policy Scorecard).

Oversee Law Library operation as Co-Acting Director of the Law Library, collaborating with College of Law leadership on AI initiatives, budget strategy, and safety concerns. Lead the Research, Data, & Instruction team of three to five librarians, each providing instruction, reference services, and faculty support, one grant program manager, and three to five student workers. Provide empirical and geospatial research support to students and faculty, and data analytic services to the law library and law school leadership. Oversee the Law Library Fellows Program. Collaborate with the Library Director on the library budget, currently $2.5 million, including recent budget modeling to provide projections for 5%, 10%, and 15% cuts in year one and an additional 3% to 5% in year two in response to recent financial difficulties at the University of Arizona.

Major accomplishments

• Supported the creation of the Supreme Court Indian Law Database (forthcoming 2026) through data engineering, technical advising, and oversight.
• Selected as the Law School’s emerging-leader faculty participant for the University’s FY25 Research Leadership Institute.
• Selected as the University of Arizona institutional submission for the NEH Humanities Research Centers on Artificial Intelligence grant, proposing the Center for Legal Informatics Futures.
• Founded and co-lead the Future of Law Libraries Initiative: six regional roundtables using scenario building, now in a second phase building a central organization, knowledge hub, and training.
• Co-taught the course that built the Medical Debt Policy Scorecard, ranking all 50 states and leading to statutory change in several.
• Research team member of the University of Arizona Land-Grant Project, mapping over 750,000 acres selected by the State of Arizona over historical maps of Indigenous lands.
• Collaborated with the International Dark Sky Association on a light pollution law database and web mapping application.
• Redesigned the Law Library Fellows Program around structured training, tiered mentorship, and career advising; graduated and placed the first two law librarians without JDs. Published three open handbooks so other libraries can start their own.
• Led design sessions to restructure library work under reduced staffing, refocusing priority services and modernizing instructional load.

Goodson Law Library, Duke Law SchoolDurham, North Carolina

• Technology & Research Services Librarian December 2016 to March 2021

Courses: Law Practice with AI & Big Data, Law Practice Technology, Legal Analysis, Research, and Writing (co-instructor), Designing Creative Legal Solutions.

Managed the Library’s Faculty Research Assistant program. Provided tailored services to liaison faculty. Conducted a survey and visualized results for the Clinics’ strategic planning. Initiated the Law Library instance of Suma and self-checkout through MeeScan. Learned AutoCAD to update the Library’s PDF maps. Co-created the Duke Law Online website: traffic and behavior-flow analytics, page layouts, user experience testing, and custom HTML including a dynamically updating open-hours table and search and filter for the database list.

Major accomplishments

• Revived the Faculty Research Assistant program, supervising five RAs averaging ten projects and 170 research hours a semester.
• Launched the Library Student Advisory Council, which led to improved spaces, responsive services, and a parallel College of Law council.
• Built an interactive ArcGIS web application on local public housing for a clinic.
• Founded Duke Law Tech Day and just-in-time pop-up technology training for students.
• Co-created the Duke Law Online site: analytics, layouts, user testing, and custom HTML including a live hours table and database search and filter.
• Major contributor to the College’s COVID response, including online course management training for faculty.

EarlierFellowships and assistantships

• Law Library Fellow, Daniel F. Cracchiolo Law Library August 2015 to December 2016. Judith Krug Fund Banned Books Week grant; events reached over 100 people in Tucson.
• Research Assistant and Library Assistant, Thurgood Marshall Law Library, Maryland Carey Law 2014 to 2015
• Adjunct Lecturer, Law Practice Technology, FIU Law May 2018 to December 2020
• Faculty Fellow, Summer Conference on Applied Data Science 2022. Project on processing transcribed audio with NLP; taught Introduction to Information Architecture.
• Geospatial Analyst / Cryptolinguist Analyst, United States Army July 2003 to July 2008. Honorably discharged; TS-SCI clearance (expired).

Education

• Master of Library and Information Science, University of Arizona School of Information, 2017
• Juris Doctor, cum laude, University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law, 2015
• Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy, magna cum laude, Florida International University, 2012
• Associate of Arts, highest honors, Miami Dade College, 2010
• Korean Language Program, Defense Language Institute, Monterey, 2005

Additional training

• Master’s-level coursework (non-degree): machine learning, neural networks, data warehousing, data mining, spatial problem solving, geospatial programming, nonprofits and public policy, sociotechnical innovation.
• Prospective Directors’ Workshop, 2024
• Mental Health First Aid Instructor Certification, 2023; Mental Health First Aid, 2022
• IDEA Institute on AI, inaugural fellow, 2021
• AALL Leadership Academy, 2020; Library Carpentry, 2020
• IBM Enterprise Design Thinking (Practitioner, Co-Creator, Team Essentials for AI); IDEO Foundations in Design Thinking
• Basic Geospatial Metadata Analysis Bootcamp, NSA National Cryptologic School, 2006

Publications full list on the Publications page

• The Question Method of Legal Research (2026), with a companion site of interactive modules
• Law Library Fellows Program handbooks, three open volumes: Program Creation (2026), Navigating Your Fellowship & Career (2026), Mentorship (2025)
• Introduction to Law Librarianship, co-edited with Zanada Joyner (2021; 2nd ed. 2025)
• Building the Future of Law Libraries: Artificial Intelligence, Opportunities, and Advancement (2025), ALL-SIS Outstanding Article Award 2026
• How to Harness AI for Justice, 108 Judicature 1 (2024)
• Democratizing Law Librarianship, 43 Legal Reference Services Quarterly 104 (2024); book chapter version forthcoming 2026

Grants

• New Pathways to the Legal Information Profession, IMLS Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program, $367,301, 2023 to 2026 (PI, 50%)
• Bespoke Faculty Services, AALL LexisNexis Research Grant, $3,480, 2021 to 2025 (PI, 50%)
• Center for Legal Informatics Futures, NEH Humanities Research Centers on Artificial Intelligence, $432,330 requested, 2024 to 2027 (PI, 100%). Selected as the University of Arizona submission.

Research collaborations

• Future of Law Libraries Initiative, co-founder, 2023 to present. Six national roundtables (2023 to 2025) and an infrastructure development phase (2025 to 2026) building a central organization, knowledge hub, and tiered training. Covered by AI Law Librarians and Dewey B Strategic.
• Making AI Generative for Higher Education, UA team co-lead, with Ithaka S+R, 2023 to 2025. Final report (2025).

Awards and honors

• ALL-SIS Outstanding Articles (Short Form) Award, Building the Future of Law Libraries, 2026
• AALL Excellence in Community Engagement Award and AALL Public Access to Government Information Award, University of Arizona Land-Grant Project, 2024
• AALL Emerging Leader, 2023
• AALL Innovation in Technology Award, Medical Debt Policy Scorecard, 2023
• Fastcase 50, 2022
• Joseph A. Andrews Legal Literature Award and ALL-SIS Book Award, Introduction to Law Librarianship, with Zanada Joyner
• Army Commendation Medal, Army Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Iraq Campaign Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Army Service Ribbon, Army Overseas Service Ribbon

Earlier grants and scholarships

• Clio Cloud Access Grant, 2020; RIP-SIS Leadership Academy Grant, 2020
• AALL Law School Graduate Seeking Non-Law Degree Scholarship, 2019
• George A. Strait Minority Scholarship, 2017
• Wiley Scholarship for Early Career Librarians, 2016; ALL-SIS CONELL Grant, 2016; AALL Annual Meeting Grant, 2016
• Judith F. Krug Fund Intellectual Freedom Education Project Scholarship and Banned Books Week Grant, 2016
• University of Arizona OpenCon Representative, 2016

Media and profiles

• Law Librarians Take the Lead: The Future of AI and Legal Information, Geek in Review podcast, November 2025
• #WeAreAALL campaign, 2022
• Leader Profile: Law Librarianship Embracing Esprit de Corps, AALL Spectrum, May/June 2020
• Evolve the Law livestream at TechShow, Above the Law, February 2019
• Let’s Discuss Impact-Conscious Design, Geek in Review podcast, July 2018

Talks full list on the Speaking page

• AI Use by Lawyers and Judges, Arizona Judicial Conference, 2026 (co-panelist)
• AI, Legal Education, and the Practice of Law, IP Day at Montana, 2026 (co-panelist)
• Mapping 19th Century University Land-Grants to Document the Dispossession of Indigenous Land, School of Geography, Development & Environment Colloquium, 2026 (co-presenter)
• Generative AI and Access to Justice, Michigan Judicial Conference, 2025 (co-presenter)
• Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning in Law Libraries, Biddle Law Library Speaker Series, 2025

Service

• Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction (CALI), Board of Directors, 2026 to 2029
• Harvard Institutional Data Initiative, Advisory Council, 2025 to 2026
• Arizona Steering Committee on Artificial Intelligence and the Courts, AI & Access to Justice Subcommittee, 2024 to 2025
• Responsible AI in Legal Services (RAILS), Duties for AI-intermediated Legal Services Working Group, 2024 to 2025
• Southwestern Association of Law Libraries: President 2023 to 2024, Vice President 2022 to 2023, Past-President 2024 to 2025; chaired the 2023 Annual Meeting planning committee
• American Association of Law Libraries: CONELL Committee Vice-Chair; Diversity & Inclusion Standing Committee Chair (2019 to 2020); Latino Caucus Chair (2017 to 2018); PEGA-SIS Chair (2021 to 2022); ALL-SIS Statistics Committee Chair (2022 to 2023); State of the Profession Special Committee; Council of SIS Chairs
• Southeastern Chapter of AALL, Treasurer, 2018 to 2021
• University of Arizona: AI Roadmap Education Team (2025 to 2026); Access and Integrity AI Working Group co-lead (2023 to 2024); Curriculum Committee co-chair (2022 to 2023); Bar Success Committee (2022 to 2026)

Full committee record

• AALL: GenNext Caucus Recruitment & Retention Committee co-chair (2022 to 2023); Appointments Committee (2021 to 2022); MyCommunities Profiles Committee (2021 to 2022); Social Responsibility SIS Member-at-Large (2021 to 2023); Ethical Principles Special Committee (2018 to 2019); ALL-SIS Public Relations & Marketing Vice-Chair (2018 to 2019); ALL-SIS Library Marketing & Outreach (2016 to 2018); ILTA Co-Member Liaison Raleigh (2019 to 2021); ABA TechShow Academic Track Advisory Board (2018 to 2020)
• SEAALL: Education & Publication Committee (2018 to 2020)
• UA Law Library: Bylaws Committee; Communication Task Force; Space Planning Committee; Intranet Committee; Website Committee; Planning Committee co-chair (2021 to 2022)
• UA College of Law: Orientation Working Group; U.S. News Committee
• UA and Duke: Libraries AI Working Group; Vendor Privacy Committee; Critical Librarianship and Pedagogy Symposium Peer Review co-lead; Duke + IBM RTP Design Partnership founding member; Duke Strategic Planning for Innovation & Technology; Duke Libraries Assembly Vice President/President-Elect (2019 to 2021)